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[2] Survey of the first floor of Black Rod's House, 23 July 1825
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Reference number
SM 37/1/29
Purpose
[2] Survey of the first floor of Black Rod's House, 23 July 1825
Aspect
First floor Plan of the Usher of the Black Rod's House / House of Lords
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: First Floor, Bed Room (twice), Drawing Room, Library and room dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 23 July 1825
L I Fields / July 23 1825
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (490 x 353)
Hand
Soane Office
Notes
The largest room - the drawing room - measures 21 feet 4½ inches by 15 feet 6 inches and has a canted bay on the east side that looked out onto the River Thames. A staircase leads up to an attic storey but there are no surviving plans of this floor at the Soane Museum.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk